**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Defence issued notification S.R.O. 33(E) on August 3, 2026, to impose land-use restrictions near the Signal Transmitting Station in Juhu, Mumbai. Exercising powers under the Works of Defence Act, 1903, the government aims to keep the surrounding area free from buildings and obstructions. The restrictions are effective immediately from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Supersession**
* The notification is issued under Section 3 of the Works of Defence Act, 1903.
* It supersedes the previous notification (S.R.O. 150) dated May 15, 1976, while maintaining the validity of actions taken under the previous order.
**Restricted Area and Scope**
* The restrictions apply to all land located within 100 meters of the crest of the outer parapet of the Signal Transmitting Station at Juhu, Mumbai.
* The primary objective is to ensure the specified land remains clear of buildings and any other physical obstructions.
* Specific restrictions are imposed as per clause (c) of section 7 of the Works of Defence Act, 1903.
**Public Inspection**
* A detailed sketch plan of the affected land is available for public viewing.
* The plan can be inspected at the office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Buildings and Roads, Santa Cruz, Mumbai District.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Occupants in Juhu, Mumbai**
**Impact**
Owners or users of land within the 100-meter radius of the Signal Transmitting Station are restricted in their "use and enjoyment" of the property. Specifically, they are prohibited from erecting buildings or creating obstructions that interfere with the defence installation.
**Action Required**
Affected parties must ensure compliance with land-use prohibitions and may visit the Sub-Divisional Officer’s office in Santa Cruz to inspect the sketch plan to verify if their property falls within the restricted zone.
**Sub-Divisional Officer (Buildings and Roads), Santa Cruz**
**Impact**
The office is designated as the official repository for the technical documentation regarding the restricted area.
**Action Required**
The officer must make the sketch plan of the restricted land available for inspection by concerned members of the public.
**Central Government / Ministry of Defence**
**Impact**
The government maintains legal authority to restrict private development in the interest of national defence communications.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the enforcement of section 7(c) of the Works of Defence Act, 1903, within the newly notified parameters.
Key Entities Referenced
Works of Defence Act, 1903: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to impose restrictions on the use and enjoyment of land near defence installations.
Signal Transmitting Station, Juhu, Mumbai: The specific defence facility in Maharashtra around which a 100-meter restricted zone is maintained to prevent the construction of buildings and other obstructions.
Ministry of Defence: The issuing authority responsible for notifying and regulating land restrictions to ensure the security and functionality of strategic defence works.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 4
PART II—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 33] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अगस्ट्त 3, 2026/श्रावण 12, 1948
No. 33] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026/SHRAVAN 12, 1948
रक्षा मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 3 अगस्ट् त, 2026
का.जन.आ. 33(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, रक्षा संकम म अजधजनयम, 1903 (1903 का VII) की धारा 3 द्वारा प्रित्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और भारत के रािपत्र भाग II, खडं 4, तारीख 19 िून, 1976 म ेंप्रकाजित भारत सरकार, रक्षा
मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना स.ं का.जन.आ.150 तारीख 15 मई, 1976 को उन बातों के जसवाय अजधक्ांत करते हुए जिन्द्ह ें ऐस े
अजधक्मण स ेपूवम दकया गया ह ैया करने का लोप दकया गया ह,ै घोषणा करती ह ैदक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के बम्बई जिल े म ें जस्ट्ित
और इसम ें अनुसूची म ें वर्णमत भूजम, िो महाराष्ट्र राज्य म ें िुहू, मुम्बई जस्ट्ित जसग्नल रांसजमट ंग स्ट् ेिन के सामीप्य म ें ह,ै के
इस्ट्तेमाल और उपयोग पर उि अजधजनयम की धारा 7 के खंड (ग) म ें पहल े स े ही जवजनर्िमष्ट जनबंधनों को अजधरोजपत करना
िारी रखना आवश्यक ह ैतादक उि भूजम को भवनों और अन्द्य अवरोधों स े मिु रखा िा सके।
2. उि जनबंधन रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े प्रवृत्त होंगे।
3. उि भूजम की स्ट्केच योिना का जनरीक्षण उप-मडं ल अजधकारी, भवन एव ंसड़क, सांता क्ूि, जिला मुंबई के कायामलय
म ें दकया िा सकता ह|ै
5982 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC.4]
अनसु चू ी
यह सारी भूजम, महाराष्ट्र राज्य म ें िुहू, मुंबई जस्ट्ित जसग्नल रांसजमट ंग स्ट् ेिन की बाहरी मुंडरे के जिखर स े एक सौ
मी र की िरू ी के भीतर जस्ट्ित क्षत्रे स े जमलकर बनी ह|ै
[फा. सं. 13020/51/2026/रक्षा (भूजम)]
प्रीजत मीणा, संयुक् त सजचव
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd August, 2026
S.R.O. 33(E)— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Works of Defence Act, 1903
(VII of 1903), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Defence, number
S.R.O. 150, dated the 15th May, 1976, published in Gazette of India, Part II, Section 4, dated the 19th June, 1976, except
as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby declares that it
is necessary to continue to impose restrictions, specified in clause (c) of section 7 of the said Act upon the use and
enjoyment of the land situated in the District of Bombay, in the State of Maharashtra, described in the Schedule herein,
being land lying in the vicinity of the Signal Transmitting Station at Juhu, Mumbai, in the State of Maharashtra, in order
that the said land may be kept free from buildings and other obstructions.
2. The said restrictions shall come into force from the date of publication of this notification in the Official
Gazette.
3. A sketch plan of the said land may be inspected in the office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Buildings and
Roads, Santa Cruz, Mumbai District.
SCHEDULE
All the land comprised in the area lying within a distance of one hundred meters from the crest of the outer
parapet of the Signal Transmitting Station, Juhu, Mumbai, in the State of Maharashtra.
[F. No. 13020/51/2026/D(Lands)]
PREETI MEENA, Jt. Secy.
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